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    Stem Cell Therapy

    Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease Evaluated in Study

    Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) are a promising avenue for cell replacement therapy in neurologic diseases. For example, mouse and human iPSCs have been used to generate dopaminergic (DA) neurons that improve symptoms in ...
     
     
    Childhood Obesity

    Chemicals In Personal Care Products Associated With Childhood Obesity

    Researchers have found a connection between exposure to the chemical group called phthalates and childhood obesity, which includes higher body mass index (BMI) as well as waist circumference. Phthalates are synthetic, endocrine...
     
     
    Cord Blood Stem Cells

    New Therapy Uses Cord Blood Stem Cells To Reverse Diabetes

    Diabetes type 1 is a result of the human body’s own immune system destroying its pancreatic islet beta cells, as a result daily insulin injections are needed  to manage the person’s blood glucose levels. A treatmen...
     

     
    Soda Tax

    A Soda Tax Could Prevent 26,000 Deaths Each Year

    A team of researchers have looked at the impact of a nationwide soda tax on sugary beverages. Each year, people in America consume 13.8 billion gallons of sports drinks, soda, sweet tea, fruit punch as well as other sweetened d...
     
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    Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Grapes Could Help Prevent Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration, a debilitating condition affecting millions of elderly people worldwide? Results from a study suggest this might be the case. The antioxidant...